PublishPress Shortlinks
Custom URLs for Posts and External Links
With PublishPress Shortlinks, you can create custom URLs for your posts and external links. These custom links have super-powers like these:
- You can control who can visit your links with passwords, expiry dates, and access control.
- You can make your links short and memorable.
- You can track who clicks on your links with detailed analytics.
- You can share posts in Draft and Pending Review status.
The main features of PublishPress Shortlinks
Automatically create shortlinks for posts
PublishPress Shortlinks will automatically generate links for all your posts and pages. This makes it really easy to have shareable links for content. These shortlinks are available from the Posts screen and the Post Edit screen.
Use your own website domain for shortlinks
There’s no need to use an external service to build and track your links. With PublishPress Shortlinks, all your custom URLs use your own domain name.
Customize the slug for each shortlink
Every post has its own URL. By default, the final part of the URL will be a unique combination of five characters, so your shortlink will look like this: https://example.com/go/8vi3n. However, you can customize the slug so it looks like this: https://example.com/go/shortlinks.
Share shortlinks for posts in any status
When you’re writing a draft post, do you sometimes need to share it with someone who doesn’t have access to your site? PublishPress Shortlinks is the answer. PublishPress Shortlinks allows you to share posts before you make them public.
Add password protection to shortlinks
Edit a shortlink and go to the “Security” tab. You’ll be able to create a password for your shareable links. Nobody will be able to access the post via your shortlink unless they know the password.
Automatically expire your shortlinks on a specific date
Edit a shortlink and go to the “Security” tab. You’ll be able to choose an expiration date for your shortlink. Anyone trying to visit your link after the expiration date will see the message, “This link is expired.”
Choose from 301, 302, and 307 redirects
You can choose what kind of redirect is used for each link. 301 (Permanent) redirects are used to tell search engines that a requested URL has been permanently moved to another URL. 302 and 307 (Temporary) redirects tell search engines that the requested URL has been moved temporarily.
Track who is clicking your shortlinks
PublishPress Shortlinks has a Logs feature that records everyone who clicks your links. These logs are then turned into analytics charts so you can see how popular each shortlink is.
Generate a QR code for each shortlink
PublishPress Shortlinks will automatically create a QR code for each link. This makes it easy to download and share the QR code so people can visit your URL. This is great for advertisements, brochures, PDFs, restaurant menus, or anywhere you want to use a QR code.
Cloak your affiliate links
PublishPress Shortlinks is ideal for websites that have affiliate links in posts. You can manage, clean up, brand, and track your links. It’s a great tool for cloaking affiliate links. PublishPress Shortlinks is a great tool for people who want to clean up their affiliate links.
Get PublishPress Shortlinks Pro!
If you buy Shortlinks Pro, you'll get great features, plus fast and advanced technical support.
Shortlinks Pro |
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| Custom, brandable URLs for your posts | |
| Use your own website domain for shortlinks | |
| Customize the slug for each shortlink | |
| Share shortlinks for posts in any status | |
| Add password protection to your shortlinks | |
| Automatically export your shortlinks on a specific date | |
| Choose from 301, 302, and 307 redirects | |
| Track who is clicking your shortlinks with analytics | |
| Generate a QR code for each shortlink | |
| Cloak your affiliate links | |
| Choose who can create and edit shortlinks | |
| Choose who can access analytics and settings | |
| Show a message when links have expired | |
| Import and export shortlinks | |
| Priority, personal support |